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Japan's Yearly DVD/ Manga/ Light Novel Online Sales Ranking For 2008
Here are Amazon Japan online sales rankings for Dec 1st 2007 - Nov 30th 2008. *Note: Only one volume ranks from one series. DVD *1, Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE *2, Kara no Kyoukai 2: Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 1) *3, Macross Frontier vol.1 Blu-ray *4, Code Geass -...
17 years ago
GA Geijutsu-ka Art Design Class Anime Announcement
According to Moon Phase Diary, an information about anime adaptation of Satoko Kiyuzuki's seinen slice-of-life manga GA Geijutsu-ka Art Design Class has leaked. The story follows the daily life of 5 freshmen girls in art class. Staff: Director: Hiroaki Sakurai Script: Doko Machid...
17 years ago
To-LOVE-Ru OVA Announcement
The next issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine will announce a To-LOVE-Ru OVA in OAD format. The release date is planned for April 3 2009. Scan of the magazine
17 years ago
Voice Actor Miyano Mamoru Gets Married
According to the official blog, a voice actor Miyano Mamoru gets married and becomes a father. Miyano Mamoru played Yagami Light in "Death Note" and Setsuna F. Seiei in "Mobile Suit Gundam 00". He won the 2nd Voice Actors Award for the Best Leading Actor in 2008. Source: Announce...
17 years ago
New Saint Seiya OVA Announced [Updated on Jan 7]
According to Weekly Shounen Champion magazine, Kuramada Masami and Teshirogi Shiori's new Saint Seiya manga series "Saint Seiya Lost Canvas" will be adapted to an OVA. It will be released in the spring 2009. "Saint Seiya Lost Canvas" was started publication as a parallel story of...
17 years ago
New Anime Hanasakeru Seishounen Announced [Updated on Dec 6]
According to NHK website, Itsuki Natsumi's manga "Hanasakeru Seishounen" will be animated. It will be aired from April 2009. "Hanasakeru Seishounen" is a Shoujo manga published in LaLa magazine from 1987 to 1994. Source: NHK Edited on Dec 2nd========== According to Itsuki Natsumi...
17 years ago
New Anime Mainichi Kasan Announced
According to Mainichi news, Saibara Rieko's manga "Mainichi Kasan" will be a TV anime. It will be aired from the spring 2009. "Mainichi Kasan" is a comedy manga based on Saibara's own experience with her two children and has been published in Mainichi newspaper since 2002. The ma...
17 years ago
Yen Press and Orbit Imprints Joining Into Single Division at Hachette
Yen Press, the manga imprint of Hachette Books, is to be combined with Hachette's sci-fi imprint, Orbit, into one division, according to an announcement at the end of October. Kurt Hassler, publishing director of Yen Books, will be staying on, while former co-publishing director...
17 years ago
North American Manga Publishers Struggle in Tough Economy
In the wake of the closing of Broccoli International effective at the end of the year, several publishers have nevertheless expressed guarded optimism in an environment of decreased sales for most books and comic retailers. Booksellers like Borders, which is in the process of reo...
17 years ago
FOX TV Closes Saturday Morning Cartoon Block
According to New York Times, a US TV channel FOX Networks will end its Saturday morning block of cartoon programs in January 2009. 4Kids Entertainment has been holding the block since 2002 and airing cartoons including Japanese animations: "Kirby: Right Back At Ya!", "Yu-Gi-Oh!"....
17 years ago
